The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-05-12


plums ten; strawberries eight; whortle-
berries five; sliced pie-plant ten; small
sour pears. whole. ten; Bartlett pears,
halves, twenty; peaches. whole, twenty;
peaches, halves, fifteen; pineapples,
sliced one half inch thick, fifteen; crab
apples. whole, twenty-five; sour apples,
quartered, ten; ripe currants six; wild
grapes ten; tomatoes twenty. The
amount of sugar to quart jar should
be: For cherries, six ounces; raspber-
ries four, blackberries six. strawberries
eight. plums eight, whortleberries four,
pie-plant ten. wild grapes eight, small
sour pears eight, ripe currants eight,
Bartlett pears six, peaches four, pine
apples six. crabapples eight, sour apples
six, tomatoes eight, Never fail to keep
in dry cool place.
APPLE FRIrrERs.
Pare and cut into slices four or five
tart, mellow apples and soak in sweet
ened lemon juice. The batter is COM
posed of one quart milk, one quart flour
and eight eggs, the grated rind Of two
lemons being added. Now mix the
batter and apples aud drop by spoon
fuls into hot lard, taking care to have
a slice Of apple in each fritter.
FRUIT CAKE.
One pound each of sugar. butter. and
-four, the latter Drowned; pounds
stoned raisins. pounds currants, l
pound citron, pound almond, cup
mclasses, ! teaspoonful soda dissolved
in half-cup milk wineglassful brandy,
4-ounce each mace. Glove. cinnamon,
and allspice, | nutmeg, 2 eggs. Mix a
little rosewater with the fruit and allow
the whole to stand over night. Bake
very slowly for from two to three hours.
Cup Cake-Mix cup milk, 2 cups but.
ter, 3 cups sugar, 5 cups flour, and
eggs. For frosting for cake-Ten table.
spoonfuls Of powered sugar and white
Of egg beaten four minutes. Flavor
with lemon or vanilla.
POTATOES AU COcHON.
Slice two hot mealy potatoes, and
then cut slices into squares. Put intt
a saucepan and add scalded cream t.
cover them, salt and white pepper
Cut into small pieces half an ounce o
fat boiled salt pork. and add to potato
Simmer until thoroughly blended to
gether, and pour into small au gratil
vegetable baker, also. Grate Par
mesan cheese over it, add some bits D
butter. and brown in the oven. Serv,
in same dish. Make as many dishes a
you have guests to serve.
SHEEP ON LOW LAND.
In the present boom which prevail.
in sheep growing some may be led to
engage in the business whose location
is not suitable for this purpose. Low
wet land should be avoided. not onl,
because it predisposes to foot-rot ais,
for the reason that its herbage i
coarser and less nutritious than on tn
hills. Sheep are close croppers, an
although rich soil is required to gro,
the best grass. they prefer to browse
when it is short and sweet.
PUDDING OF SOUR CREAM.
Stir the yolks Of twelve eggs with on
quarter pound of sugar for quarter {
an hour till the mass is quiet thick. the
add two table-spoonfuls of flour. th
grated rind Of two lemons, one pint I
sour cream, and the twelve whites &
the eggs beaten to stiff froth. Put
into pudding form well buttered an
strewed with flour. Bake it one hour
GENERALITIEs.
Don't turn your cows out to pastur
until the grass gets fair start.
Mr.. Terry tells readers of the Cour
try Gentleman that he never was trout
led with potato scab until he began I
plant deeply.
George P. Lord, of Wisconsin, keel
1OO}cows 300 acres of land and has. n,
put up ton Of hay in years. He feet
corn stalks and oat straw.
i w. F. Massey, in American Farme
reports silo Of clover just opened !,
sweet as new mown hay and better Il
milk production than corn ensilage.
Try the new Japanese hop for an o
namental climber. 1t is an annu,
coming from seed and not perennial
like our own hop. which is multiple
usually by dividing roots.
7. b. Wakeman, of Green Farm
Conn. a trustworthy man, declar,
that he has raised from 12O to lao busl
els Of shelled corn to the acre. And y,
people speak of the fertile West and st
rile New England.
\, DIR. Hoskins thinks that South Carol II
rock furnishes about the cheapest forl
of phosphate. It may not feed crol
the first year, and, therefore, he woul
apply it is advance. He would appl
moderate dressings for three years Al
nually.
/ Big milk yields do not always ..wes
OUT COWS and kill them prematurel,
Eurotus, the famous Jersey that ga,
77S pounds of butter in eleven month
and six days and had fine calf with
the year, is still in good health at Il
age Of l6 years.
In agricultural Science, Mr.. G. I
Whiteher makes a report of some g,
periments with copperas as fertilize
from which it appears that anapplic
! ton of thirty-two pounds to the acl
increased the yield Of corn by sixtee
bushels per acre or % per cent.
The newspapers were a great he
to the successful Wisconsin institute
last winter. They not only kept the
before the people by calling attentie
to them, but they published the brigh
est essays and gave good reports of Il
discussions, and thus extended the
teachings to many readers who we